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a lot of these stories have children in them and they deal with us as our animal nature and us as animals in nature so there is a story about the mudslide. how we are subject to the whims of nation. tavis: this is inside baseball because i love books and i was curious about the way the stories are laid out. 14 stories. i would ask the audience why these songs appear in this order. there is great debate how we're going to sequence the record. did you have that consideration for sequences these stories? >> that is exactly the same metaphor i would use. it is like putting an album together. how are they going to play off each other? john chiever he is a master. i was putting my book together and i said how do you do it and play them off together? he said you take the best three and put them first and save one really good one for last. i think it is a little more subtle than that. you want to play the stories off each other. one is an i narrative and then a first person story. what is your story. what is the hit going to be if it were a record? that would be the first track. tavis: let me tak
a lot of these stories have children in them and they deal with us as our animal nature and us as animals in nature so there is a story about the mudslide. how we are subject to the whims of nation. tavis: this is inside baseball because i love books and i was curious about the way the stories are laid out. 14 stories. i would ask the audience why these songs appear in this order. there is great debate how we're going to sequence the record. did you have that consideration for sequences these...
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we're glad you have joined us. a fascinating conversation with science writer shankar vedantam coming up right now >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we're looking forward to helping build stronger communities and relationships because with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: shankar vedantam, the national science writer for the "washington post." his new book is called "the hidden brain," how our unconscious minds elect presidents, control markets, wage wars and save our lives. great to have you on this program. >> thank you for having me. tavis: who knew our unconscious minds could do all of tha
we're glad you have joined us. a fascinating conversation with science writer shankar vedantam coming up right now >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we're looking forward to helping build stronger communities and relationships because with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance working to improve financial literacy and...
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thank you for your life and for your legacy and for taking the time to share with us. you are special. you are like my child. the back to work, sheila and van. that is our story tonight. you can access our will podcast on our website, a . -- on our website, pbs.org. keep the faith. >> for more information on the show, visit talha smiley and pbs.org. joya me next time with trysta morgan and bruce willis. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live battle, but we are looking forward to building stronger communities and relationships. with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance probably supports tavis smiley. ♪ nationwide is on our side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. you. thank you.
thank you for your life and for your legacy and for taking the time to share with us. you are special. you are like my child. the back to work, sheila and van. that is our story tonight. you can access our will podcast on our website, a . -- on our website, pbs.org. keep the faith. >> for more information on the show, visit talha smiley and pbs.org. joya me next time with trysta morgan and bruce willis. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there are so many things that...
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that's the thing that long form journalism still offers us. that those who write newspaper columns can't get at. the sustained buildup of a complicated argument, taking you emotionally in different directions. and that david grand piece is a splendid example. >> rose: he went in search of a great explorer and he wrote a book about that. it's great to have you here. >> thank you, always a pleasure. >> rose: my pleasure. i hope to do this again soon. >> always fun. >> thank you for joining us. before we leave you this evening here's another oscar moment. >> the more personal something is, the more political it becomes. and this guy was capable of such intense intimacy with one or many. and in particular with many. and so you could really sort of do your job while celebrating a person. and there's a simple word that struck me about harvey milk that was so powerful for him as a politician. he oozed kindness. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ ♪ if you've had a coke in the last
that's the thing that long form journalism still offers us. that those who write newspaper columns can't get at. the sustained buildup of a complicated argument, taking you emotionally in different directions. and that david grand piece is a splendid example. >> rose: he went in search of a great explorer and he wrote a book about that. it's great to have you here. >> thank you, always a pleasure. >> rose: my pleasure. i hope to do this again soon. >> always fun....
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>> i used to think it was a joke. >> i wonder. i think it will take a smarter it demigod to beat barack obama. i think we are getting to a point where the inconceivable is now possible. >> sarah palin is going to be on the cover of new york times magazine and has another book coming out. >> i think it is mostly a celebrity nonsense. >> we live in an era where you can say almost anything. she has been very successful at that. she is a very gifted and attractive candidate. i still think she polarizes people so much she cannot win. this is a woman who has exactly two years of governance in a small state. that is her only experience it. >> can she win the nomination? if she wins it, can she wind? >> can she win the nomination? i am not sure. she is certainly a possible nominee. i do not rule out anybody winning because anything can happen. she does not have an ally in li- sao rakowski who was just reelected to the senate on every count. >> this is the mandatory service segment in every show. if sarah did not exist, what would the libe
>> i used to think it was a joke. >> i wonder. i think it will take a smarter it demigod to beat barack obama. i think we are getting to a point where the inconceivable is now possible. >> sarah palin is going to be on the cover of new york times magazine and has another book coming out. >> i think it is mostly a celebrity nonsense. >> we live in an era where you can say almost anything. she has been very successful at that. she is a very gifted and attractive...
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they want to make it us against the republicans. he will go to cleveland on wednesday and say if you want to go backwards, do what boehner talked about in this town, if you want to go in another direction, do what i believe in. that's a direct contrast in a way that we haven't seib from him yet. >> what do you do if you are a democrat? do you distance yourself from obama? what is the strategy? >> one is working and said to the extent they are running positive ads, they won't be for much longer. the race has to be local and negative, because you want to turn it into a choice and with all of these bad numbers that i talked about, clouding the race and making things good for republicans, you have to take your opponent down. we expect to see a lot of that negativity on the air waves. >> if the race has to be local, i'm going to back to dan's question, does barack obama help? if he does out and draws this contrast and tries to explain incidentally to voters who on earth john boehner is -- [laughter] >> exactly. >> does it work? >> it has
they want to make it us against the republicans. he will go to cleveland on wednesday and say if you want to go backwards, do what boehner talked about in this town, if you want to go in another direction, do what i believe in. that's a direct contrast in a way that we haven't seib from him yet. >> what do you do if you are a democrat? do you distance yourself from obama? what is the strategy? >> one is working and said to the extent they are running positive ads, they won't be for...
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he used to be called the lord all the time, the moses figure. and he's not with us anymore. i am joshua, we are the joshua generation, i am at the head of it. i will take you to the promised land. >> rose: and the reverend otis told me. >> exactly. so it... politicians go to the highest level are not lacking in ego. sometimes it's the kind of go we see in a lyndon johnson, sometimes it's the kind of hollywood charm of reagan. and here it is in barack obama and it was a... an extraordinary performance. >> rose: it gave you a title. >> it helped. >> rose: here is what i do not know, i'm sure it was written somewhere. john lewis is at the inauguration. he comes to the new president for an autograph. >> what happens is as obama is walking out the door to go give the speech and confront a million and a half people or whatever it was and sees the sea of humanity, the first person he turns to as he's walking down the steps, you remember the scene, it's freezing cold. he turns to john lieu lewis and he embraces john lewis and they exchange some words and lewis says "i'll be praying
he used to be called the lord all the time, the moses figure. and he's not with us anymore. i am joshua, we are the joshua generation, i am at the head of it. i will take you to the promised land. >> rose: and the reverend otis told me. >> exactly. so it... politicians go to the highest level are not lacking in ego. sometimes it's the kind of go we see in a lyndon johnson, sometimes it's the kind of hollywood charm of reagan. and here it is in barack obama and it was a... an...
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thank you all very much for joining us. and by the way, congratulations to you, eamon, he has public leshed his latest new book called "broker, trader, lawyer, spy, the secret world of corporate espionage." you can find a link to that book on the washington week bookshelf. one new feature on our new website. read washington week authors and tell me what you think of my new blog and dip into the vault where we feet you are a classic episode from the old "washington week with gwen ifill." -- "washington week in review" or watch the whole show online. remember the conversations, continues online. i'll be there, too. big hair. big hair. where you can also watch our webcast extra. your questions, our answers. send them to washingtonweek@pbs.org or click on the button on our pretty new hoim page. keep one daily developments like next week's health care summit on the pbs newshour and we will see you around the table next week on "washington week." good night. every thursday, get a preview of our topics and panel with our "washingt
thank you all very much for joining us. and by the way, congratulations to you, eamon, he has public leshed his latest new book called "broker, trader, lawyer, spy, the secret world of corporate espionage." you can find a link to that book on the washington week bookshelf. one new feature on our new website. read washington week authors and tell me what you think of my new blog and dip into the vault where we feet you are a classic episode from the old "washington week with gwen...
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he limited us. -- he limited us from that. >> military service in the vietnam war was not an issue there. >> he is the first american president to come to age after the draft. there were a few factors and one was luck. he was lucky about bobby rush. he'd be the most sought after member of the congressional black congress -- caucus. he was chosen because of the keynote dress in 2004. he was still a state senator at that time. -- he won the keynote address and two dozen for. >> i think it was john kerry. -- with that keynote address and 2004. after mohammad ali not somebody out and he was standing there and he -- the photographer who took it said it was a great picture but i could have been sitting on the other end of the ring and shooting his backside so you have to be lucky. >> one of the great speeches and american history, and it was electric. >> even more incredible, in 2000, he did not have a hotel with this democratic convention. >> his friends talked about this. they would say, wait till you hear the speech. >> he was very lucky to have it did durbin as his senior colleague. -- he
he limited us. -- he limited us from that. >> military service in the vietnam war was not an issue there. >> he is the first american president to come to age after the draft. there were a few factors and one was luck. he was lucky about bobby rush. he'd be the most sought after member of the congressional black congress -- caucus. he was chosen because of the keynote dress in 2004. he was still a state senator at that time. -- he won the keynote address and two dozen for. >>...
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to use the term agenda, they tend to be reserved. he talked about how the only thing that makes this decision different from those in 1990 and 2003 is the changed membership, and that's the departure of sandra day o'connor. gwen: obama waived the decision. the supreme court play have turned campaign financing on its ear, but the good people of massachusetts probably turned the entire 2010 election cycle upside down by voting to end is scott brown to washington to fill the seat hong held by liberal lion ted kennedy. the voters sent an unmistakable message to washington but what was it. it depends on whoa you talk to. the minority and majority leader see it differently. >> they demand we work together as partners and in the partisans. >> i think the majority got the message and in more gamesmanship and in more -- no more lack of transparency. >> so if that is not going to meet, perhaps our reporters can come up with answers. what dot numbers tell us, john, about why massachusetts did what it did on tuesday? >> this is a real moment of
to use the term agenda, they tend to be reserved. he talked about how the only thing that makes this decision different from those in 1990 and 2003 is the changed membership, and that's the departure of sandra day o'connor. gwen: obama waived the decision. the supreme court play have turned campaign financing on its ear, but the good people of massachusetts probably turned the entire 2010 election cycle upside down by voting to end is scott brown to washington to fill the seat hong held by...
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stay with us. ipleased to welcome bob newhart back to the program. he is celebrating his 50th anniversary in show business this year, a career chronicled in his best-selling memoir, "i shouldn't even be doing this," now out in paperback. he created a series for cbs that was one of tv's all-time classics. here is a small sampling of his legendary work on the regional "the bob newhart show." >> he just shrugs and says, i don't know. i am sure he has girlfriends. but he denies it. >> of course, todd is 13 now. come in. >> i like parties. i like to go as myself. it is hard to pick up a girl when you are dressed like a chicken. >> we were just discussing what to do with your time off. >> thank you very much. >> you have a lot of time off. you are on the three days, you are off three. i call at 3 on, three off. >> this may come as a shock, but in high school, i was considered a great looking. >> you are kidding. >> i think it was my hair. i had great care. i was the first kid in school to ever have a flat top with a ducktail. >> ♪ a four leaf clover that
stay with us. ipleased to welcome bob newhart back to the program. he is celebrating his 50th anniversary in show business this year, a career chronicled in his best-selling memoir, "i shouldn't even be doing this," now out in paperback. he created a series for cbs that was one of tv's all-time classics. here is a small sampling of his legendary work on the regional "the bob newhart show." >> he just shrugs and says, i don't know. i am sure he has girlfriends. but he...
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the pact that used to cost $300 yen now cost $410 and yen. that is only $4.88, cheap by international standards. but it is still a shock to japanese smokers. they want people to quit. at the moment, more than one in three japanese men smoke while the number is lower for women, only around 10%. overall, japan is the fourth biggest market for tobacco in the world. how have people responded to the tax rises? they have been busy courting cigarettes to try to beat the increase that the tax man is demanding. japan tobacco has increased production to meet demand of an extra 12 billion cigarettes. even so, in some shops, they have had to ration tartans. all of that's a record will have an effect on japan's economy. spending in the july-september quarter could be up more than 6%. 60% of japan's smokers say they intend to quick eventually because of the rise in prices. >> you're watching bbc world news. at least eight people were killed today in two explosions and the capital of nigeria. security is tight in ecuador's capital after street protests by t
the pact that used to cost $300 yen now cost $410 and yen. that is only $4.88, cheap by international standards. but it is still a shock to japanese smokers. they want people to quit. at the moment, more than one in three japanese men smoke while the number is lower for women, only around 10%. overall, japan is the fourth biggest market for tobacco in the world. how have people responded to the tax rises? they have been busy courting cigarettes to try to beat the increase that the tax man is...
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i can't do what i used to be able to do. i never used to be able to do it. >> rose: scott turow and jules feiffer next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: scott turow is here. in 1987, he published his debut novel called "presumed innocent." the book has since sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. it helped to ignite the popularity of the legal thriller genre. now some 23 years later he has written a sequel called "innocent." i'm pleased to have him here at this table once again to talk about what he does so well: writing legal thrillers. so welcome. >> thank you, charlie. great to be back with you. >> rose: so one what causes someone to write a tse sghel. >> you know, i... of course that's a question i've asked myself for a while. and there are a variety of answers. the simplest one is that i suddenly after... after saying for many years that i would never write a sequel suddenly had an idea that i found really compelling. i had a post-it note
i can't do what i used to be able to do. i never used to be able to do it. >> rose: scott turow and jules feiffer next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: scott turow is here. in 1987, he published his debut novel called "presumed innocent." the book has since sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. it helped to ignite the popularity of the legal thriller genre. now some 23 years later he has...
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still, he is right about this. >> let us be clear, there were carrying his water. there were not looking to get him. if they failed or lost because of it, it is on them, not the president. they're not doing the sacrificing themselves for barack obama. >> let's look at what is actually in the deal. >> he will not be -- it will be tracked to the position -- dragged to the position. i cannot imagine the president leading the country after this. >> that is senator mary landrieu. she says we are borrowing money from, families to give to those over $1 million. is this dropping from the board to give to the rich? -- robbing from the poor to give to the rich? >> no. sure, the rich will benefit, but so will others because of the package. there is a certain amount of rhetoric that the president is just going to have to endure over the next few days. i think this thing could switch in days, and as people get to what charles scott n -- what charles krauthammer has written about -- >> a stimulus? >> behind closed doors, let the good times roll. now they have $900 billion out th
still, he is right about this. >> let us be clear, there were carrying his water. there were not looking to get him. if they failed or lost because of it, it is on them, not the president. they're not doing the sacrificing themselves for barack obama. >> let's look at what is actually in the deal. >> he will not be -- it will be tracked to the position -- dragged to the position. i cannot imagine the president leading the country after this. >> that is senator mary...
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they tailed us and bailed out with our number and they're taking our money and using our money to lobby the system so that they can keep the rules the way they were that allowed them to do what they did and take the kind of risks they took. i don't think we should be putting our money with people who take those risks. you have heard the horror story about how the major banks are withholding lending. they got bailed out and got back on their feet. when it was time for the americans to get back on their feet, all of a sudden, they expect us to jump right up and not give us a reprieve. tavis: if i said it was a creative as an idea and clever as a concept, you can't move enough money to make an impact, i'm saying that obviously because the critics have said that. you say what? >> all revolutions as they say are impossible until they happen. then they become inevitable. i think that this country needs civic action. we never everyday people finding many ways to say this is what i want from my government. and all too often we sit back and we blame those in power. we blame whether it's mr. obam
they tailed us and bailed out with our number and they're taking our money and using our money to lobby the system so that they can keep the rules the way they were that allowed them to do what they did and take the kind of risks they took. i don't think we should be putting our money with people who take those risks. you have heard the horror story about how the major banks are withholding lending. they got bailed out and got back on their feet. when it was time for the americans to get back...
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sherrod speech that -- colby's point is valid on this one -- the speech is that the difference between us is class, not race, the have- not versus the haves, and it was a great speech. >> why would the obama administration respond almost immediately to this thing? >> because they are hypersensitive to the charge that they are soft on black people and our preference for black people. -- and have a preference for black people. andrew breitbart, who pushed -- >> biggovernment blog. >> did not apologize. he saw no reason to apologize. he knew exactly what he was going to do. it was mean-spirited and ugly and knew exactly what he was trying to achieve. >> the only reason this is a story is because of the administration, a democratic administration can her immediately, as she set herself in interview. she was told that it was going to be on glenn beck that afternoon, and in fact, he did not have that story. it was the paranoia of the administration, and the naacp -- >> that is absolutely -- >> attacked her without checking the tape. >> absolutely wrong. the culprit is andrew breitbart, who put
sherrod speech that -- colby's point is valid on this one -- the speech is that the difference between us is class, not race, the have- not versus the haves, and it was a great speech. >> why would the obama administration respond almost immediately to this thing? >> because they are hypersensitive to the charge that they are soft on black people and our preference for black people. -- and have a preference for black people. andrew breitbart, who pushed -- >> biggovernment...
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thank you for joining us on "a bbc news." let's start with the present that we saw today. he is a world away from the optimistic idealism of hope and change that we sought two years ago. >> yes, at the same time as we look at his demeanor and verses president clinton in 1994 after the democrats lost, president clinton looked a very very emotionally shaken. i thought that president obama was more in command and -- you did not sense that he felt that his presidency had been undermined. yes, it is a tough time for any president or politician to have a big loss like this, nevertheless i think that he handled it pretty well. >> you run a pr agency and some democrats, bill clinton being one of them, are criticizing the president for not winning the p r war over the policy. health care, for instance. millions of americans have coverage. there is no nonsense about getting turned away for pre- existing conditions. the fact that 95% of working americans have actually had a tax cut. has he lost the p r war? >> let me give you an example. he gave more speeches in favor of health care
thank you for joining us on "a bbc news." let's start with the present that we saw today. he is a world away from the optimistic idealism of hope and change that we sought two years ago. >> yes, at the same time as we look at his demeanor and verses president clinton in 1994 after the democrats lost, president clinton looked a very very emotionally shaken. i thought that president obama was more in command and -- you did not sense that he felt that his presidency had been...
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they don't want us engaged in grid lock, they want us to do the people's business. partly because they understand that the world is not standing safe. >> charlie: john boehner the expected speaker of the house will have his own challenges. we will need to balance an agenda that satisfies the tea party caucus without alienating the dependence that rose the republicans to victory. mark halperin and "new york" magazine's john heilemann i'm happy to have them this thursday looking at the election results and what lies ahead. well come. >> nice to be here. >> thanks for having us back again. >> charlie: this is "the new york times" which this pictures says a thousand words. >> maybe even more. >> charlie: maybe even more. could this be the beginning of the 2012 books. >> it's incredible to think about 2010 versus 2006 which is a big part of game change when we start to frame barack obama. four years ago barack obama road high, he was in demand around the country. the coalition that got him elected president was boeing formed. the coalition in people not just in purple st
they don't want us engaged in grid lock, they want us to do the people's business. partly because they understand that the world is not standing safe. >> charlie: john boehner the expected speaker of the house will have his own challenges. we will need to balance an agenda that satisfies the tea party caucus without alienating the dependence that rose the republicans to victory. mark halperin and "new york" magazine's john heilemann i'm happy to have them this thursday looking...
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they use it to lobby the fed, they use it to lobby the s.e.c. they use it to lobby the executive branch. and they get rules passed that allow them to make a lot of money. just like any of us would. it's not that american bankers are greedier than anybody else's bankers. it's that our rules, our laws, allow them to do things that they can't do everywhere else. we let them take advantage of the system. >> moyers: but how do you measure their power? lobbying doesn't happen in the public, in the open. we can't sit in the bleachers and watch the game being played. how do you know they have this power? >> you can read the lobbying reports. you know that there are scores if not hundreds of lobbyists. and where do they come from? they come from the committees that they're lobbying. people used to work on the committee, whether they were members, congressmen or senators, or staffers. and they spent a lot of time-- because, ultimately, bill, this is about knowledge. this is about information. this stuff is really complicated and convoluted. and, you know,
they use it to lobby the fed, they use it to lobby the s.e.c. they use it to lobby the executive branch. and they get rules passed that allow them to make a lot of money. just like any of us would. it's not that american bankers are greedier than anybody else's bankers. it's that our rules, our laws, allow them to do things that they can't do everywhere else. we let them take advantage of the system. >> moyers: but how do you measure their power? lobbying doesn't happen in the public, in...
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tell us what we can expect to see in the next few months? you're just back from florida, karen, tell us all about it. >> well, it tells you in one state you see so many extraordinary things that are happening in this political year. charlie crist, a year ago, was all but a lock for this senate race. he was the republicans' first-round draft pick. he was the only non-incumbent to be endorsed by the party out of washington. he was ahead of his only primary challenger, marco rubio, a former house speaker, by 30 points. marco rubio is now -- was ahead by 20 points. gwen: wow. >> i think what we've seen is a couple of things, probably three big factors that are going on, i think, in varying degrees across the country. one is a radical change in the political climate. this is not a year when you want to be the establishment candidate. it's not a year when you want to be an incumbent. second of all, he got caught in what has become a struggle within the republican party for its own soul. not only is he in trouble, but in arizona we've seen john mcc
tell us what we can expect to see in the next few months? you're just back from florida, karen, tell us all about it. >> well, it tells you in one state you see so many extraordinary things that are happening in this political year. charlie crist, a year ago, was all but a lock for this senate race. he was the republicans' first-round draft pick. he was the only non-incumbent to be endorsed by the party out of washington. he was ahead of his only primary challenger, marco rubio, a former...
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used properly or not? >> one of the most important things to look at is does the charity have experience working in a place like haiti? that's the most important research thing you can do. have they already done things? do they have a track record? you can look at things too. there are plenty of websites that say how much overhead cost does the charity provide? really you want to look at results. what is it that the charity has accomplished? have they been there before? this is not a tragedy where people can parachute in and do good no matter how experienced they are. they have to have relationship s with the community. that's probably the most important thing that experienced thing to look at. >> suarez: quickly and conversely, what should raise your suspicions? what kinds of pitches should you be wary of. >> some of the pitches that say 100% of your donation goes to charity. that is too good to be true. links in email, people you don't know. go to the website. goog google it yourself. a lot of people wil
used properly or not? >> one of the most important things to look at is does the charity have experience working in a place like haiti? that's the most important research thing you can do. have they already done things? do they have a track record? you can look at things too. there are plenty of websites that say how much overhead cost does the charity provide? really you want to look at results. what is it that the charity has accomplished? have they been there before? this is not a...
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tonight, peter baker of "the new york times" joins us for a very interesting preview of a front page article in the "new york times" magazine about president obama's first two years. >> he is already beginning to think about what obama 2.0 would mean. and a couple of things are on his mine. first of all, you know, he recognizes that the most transform difficult element of his legislative agenda have already been done, health care,, financial regulation, some of his education reform, stimulus. if that is not going to be the defining character of his next two years, there will be some big things like immigration and energy but for the most part it will be a lot more about implementation, about take the legacy of the last two years, making a stand, defending it against the attacks will be under from republicans in congress and from the courts. >> rose: we continue this evening with the great portion of our program devoted to a conversation with the conductor, valery gergiev. >> rose: you. >> you always are ahead of musiciansment you know you what want to hear. you do something and then
tonight, peter baker of "the new york times" joins us for a very interesting preview of a front page article in the "new york times" magazine about president obama's first two years. >> he is already beginning to think about what obama 2.0 would mean. and a couple of things are on his mine. first of all, you know, he recognizes that the most transform difficult element of his legislative agenda have already been done, health care,, financial regulation, some of his...
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so it is a cheapay to challenge us. so it means we need to be extremely vigilant about precting those milita networks to ensu thatwe retain the advantages that we've developed over decades and hundre of billions dollars of expditure. >> rose: cyberspace invasions do not leave a home address. thas rit. >> ros meaning you c't tell where it came from >> wl, sometimes you can, but attribution in cyberspac i very diffict. in some cases impsible. and almo alws itakes qte a while. you have to go back over the attack, the intrusion, and try and determine where it came from. in some cases... in fact, in the case that i mentioned in 2008 we were able ultitely to determine where it came from but it took months to do that. so unlike in the nuclear area, where a missile comes with a return address,n the cyberspace arena, if you figure it out, it's months later. >> rose: are we being tacked everyday? one way or another? or efforts to penetrate may be a better word? >> that is. what amounts to "attac is i, i think, undeterminedt this
so it is a cheapay to challenge us. so it means we need to be extremely vigilant about precting those milita networks to ensu thatwe retain the advantages that we've developed over decades and hundre of billions dollars of expditure. >> rose: cyberspace invasions do not leave a home address. thas rit. >> ros meaning you c't tell where it came from >> wl, sometimes you can, but attribution in cyberspac i very diffict. in some cases impsible. and almo alws itakes qte a while....
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obama said he was right in calling us back. there is a sense now that we are heading into thelma and louise territory. >> tim geithner says we are on the road to recovery. no, we aren't. why are people who know better? paul krugman says it is about he evading responsibility. >>this is not behner's solution, paul krugman says we did not spend enough money. >> it was a $1 trillion stimulus and he wants another $1 trillion. >> they cannot be laid responsibility. that is just ridiculous. whatever happens will happen on their watch and they will be tagged with it. what is interesting is when you look at the clip you set up between behner and biting, that is the message for the fall. this will be a class war for election. it will look backward and forward because both sides want to make that argument. >> you are absolutely right. john behner has introduced a campaign strategy which is vaguenessd. that will be the agenda and the platform. he is asking to fire people. the problem for the democrats is this -- the energizer bunny for the
obama said he was right in calling us back. there is a sense now that we are heading into thelma and louise territory. >> tim geithner says we are on the road to recovery. no, we aren't. why are people who know better? paul krugman says it is about he evading responsibility. >>this is not behner's solution, paul krugman says we did not spend enough money. >> it was a $1 trillion stimulus and he wants another $1 trillion. >> they cannot be laid responsibility. that is...
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the military has tried to gag the individual that gave us disinformation. the official has suggested that the fighter jet involved might have strayed off course from the area that the military has been targeting military positions. the military has been insisting that there are no civilians killed. they said that they had intelligence that militants were gathering at the scene. people who survived at the hospital insist that there were no militants in the village. they said that they have built up their own defenses to keep them out. there was an initial strike, local people rushed to give assistance and add to that point there was a second round of bombing which claimed many lives. the authorities have paid out compensation to the victims. they sent food to the area. this is a signal that they believe that a very tragic mistake has been made. >> and brazilian rancher has been convicted of murdering an american nun in 2005. he ordered the killing of the environmentalists because she blocked him seizing land at the government had given to amazonian farmers.
the military has tried to gag the individual that gave us disinformation. the official has suggested that the fighter jet involved might have strayed off course from the area that the military has been targeting military positions. the military has been insisting that there are no civilians killed. they said that they had intelligence that militants were gathering at the scene. people who survived at the hospital insist that there were no militants in the village. they said that they have built...
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what's that tell us about how they've performed on this? >> i'm almost inclined to say this looks really easy in hindsight to sort of put the pieces together. but let's talk about the pieces we know. we know nigeria went to yemen. there was a plot by al qaeda involving this particular chemical. they knew about umar farouk abdulmutallab because his father had walked in. and they had an intercept that said a nigerian had gone to yemen and they knew he had a u.s. visa. there weren't that many pieces of the puzzle for them to say, yes. for some reason they didn't search the flight logs or the visa applications. and they didn't actually search the passengers. so -- and it's interesting, you know. the bomb itself was hidden in the man's undershorts. they were betting that he wouldn't go through any of the scanners that might have detected it. they were betting he wouldn't be patted down carefully, and that was probably a safe bet. so all kinds of failures both at the sophisticated technical level in washington and -- gwen: let me ask about the fi
what's that tell us about how they've performed on this? >> i'm almost inclined to say this looks really easy in hindsight to sort of put the pieces together. but let's talk about the pieces we know. we know nigeria went to yemen. there was a plot by al qaeda involving this particular chemical. they knew about umar farouk abdulmutallab because his father had walked in. and they had an intercept that said a nigerian had gone to yemen and they knew he had a u.s. visa. there weren't that...
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it moves it to us. and that was the underlying narrative for all of american politics whether it was henry clay or alexander hamilton or lewis & clark or jefferson, that was the underlying story. and we have crises where we think our story is going away at the end of the 19th century where there was the closing the frontier. and this created a crisis, who are we w we don't have any more land to explore. but that was solved. and those stories shape politics. and we're sort of without a story right now because of convergence of globalization. and redefining it and showing how it is basically the same story but it's fit for a different time. that's behind a lot of the psychological anxiety that we face right now. >> rose: david brooks it is always a pleasure. thank you so much. >> okay, thank you, great to see you again, charlie. >> rose: david brooks from "the new york times". we'll be back in a moment. sting is here. stay with us. sting is here, he is a singer, a songwriter and a music legend. in a caree
it moves it to us. and that was the underlying narrative for all of american politics whether it was henry clay or alexander hamilton or lewis & clark or jefferson, that was the underlying story. and we have crises where we think our story is going away at the end of the 19th century where there was the closing the frontier. and this created a crisis, who are we w we don't have any more land to explore. but that was solved. and those stories shape politics. and we're sort of without a story...
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. >> you can no longer take us for granted. don't vote. >> with democrats on the vote, bill clinton to the rescue? >> it is true that we did not get you out of this hole in 21 months. at least be stopped digging. >> and the wife of a clarence thomas telephones anita hill 19 years later to ask for an apology. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello, i'm mark shields, sitting in this week for gordon peterson. if the pollsters are correct, a republican wave is cresting and the gop is poised take the house. the spotlight is shining on the senate. races are tight everywhere. jeanne cummings, what it is coming for november 2? >> hung jury and the senate, republican win in the house. >> colby king? >> i agree with jeanne. what is surprising is that this stage a week and half before the election, they're playing defense, with the president trying to establish a fire wall in states that should be saved. >> nina? >> there is some evidence that democrats are coming home, but it is not enough. i agree wit
. >> you can no longer take us for granted. don't vote. >> with democrats on the vote, bill clinton to the rescue? >> it is true that we did not get you out of this hole in 21 months. at least be stopped digging. >> and the wife of a clarence thomas telephones anita hill 19 years later to ask for an apology. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello, i'm mark shields, sitting in this week for gordon peterson. if the pollsters are...
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hand washing, clean sanitation, people using clean toilets. the disease is spread by contaminated water. here in the capital where so many people are living in crowded conditions without access to clean water, it is a very difficult proposition. agencies and the united nations are all prepared for the possibility of an outbreak in the capital. they will be thinking about the best way to contain this disease. not only here, but nationwide. >> with a look at some of the other top stories, israel has made public plans to build more than 1000 housing units for jewish settlement -- jewish settlers in occupied east jerusalem. a dispute over a settlement feuding has scuttled efforts to relaunch creek -- peace talks between israel and the palestinians. 10,000 people have fled across the border to escape clashes between burmese soldiers and ethnic rebels following the election on sunday. boats are still being counted but early results point to a victory for the party closely linked to the current military government. the polls that were boycotted by th
hand washing, clean sanitation, people using clean toilets. the disease is spread by contaminated water. here in the capital where so many people are living in crowded conditions without access to clean water, it is a very difficult proposition. agencies and the united nations are all prepared for the possibility of an outbreak in the capital. they will be thinking about the best way to contain this disease. not only here, but nationwide. >> with a look at some of the other top stories,...
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i do not want them using my name to take advantage of people. the italian justice system is notoriously slow, but for george clooney's adoring fans, it can take as long as it once it gives them another chance to see their idol in person. bbc news. >> it is the biggest festival of classical music in the world. royal albert hall will host the bbc proms. a lot of instruments to shift in and out. we were there as the orchestra was moving in. >> it is final rehearsal for prom #1. >> it is a huge orchestra. 100, are around 100 people. >> as you can imagine, getting everything out the door is one of classical music's bigger jobs. this is the harmonium. there are eight double basses, and 10 cello's. all of this has to go through onto the stage. 125-piece orchestra. the key is to get everything in the right place. and intact. take this heart. careful there. it took three and a half years to make this, and there are only seven like it in the world. >> i was petrified because i have only had my own harp in my own vehicle. it, it was scary. >> and then the
i do not want them using my name to take advantage of people. the italian justice system is notoriously slow, but for george clooney's adoring fans, it can take as long as it once it gives them another chance to see their idol in person. bbc news. >> it is the biggest festival of classical music in the world. royal albert hall will host the bbc proms. a lot of instruments to shift in and out. we were there as the orchestra was moving in. >> it is final rehearsal for prom #1....
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come forward. >> so how much do they need us or notice us today? a good two centuries on from the revolutionary war, it is america that is short of its pre- eminence -- is sure of its pre- eminence. philippa thomas, bbc news, washington. >> high hopes the country could put the bitter divisions of the apartheid era behind it. the killing of a leader has raised fresso questions -- fresh questions. some talk of a race war brewing. is that justified? we investigate. >> racial tensions rising in the rainbow nation, but is this the real south africa? far from the headlines, one man patrols this form. -- his farm. crime is a serious problem here. farmers are often targeted. so are their black neighbors, and this is not racial. >> it is about crime. >> and he has no time for the handful of whites that warn of an impending race war. >> basically against the flow of everything. >> but there is real anger here. in the poor black neighborhoods, they feel abandoned and resentful, but it is not wealthy whites that get most of the blame. >> they get the job. >> d
come forward. >> so how much do they need us or notice us today? a good two centuries on from the revolutionary war, it is america that is short of its pre- eminence -- is sure of its pre- eminence. philippa thomas, bbc news, washington. >> high hopes the country could put the bitter divisions of the apartheid era behind it. the killing of a leader has raised fresso questions -- fresh questions. some talk of a race war brewing. is that justified? we investigate. >> racial...
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it's being used on a daily basis. you talk about cloture, that's to cut off the filibuster rule but i think it's overused and a disservice to the institution. it's a disservice to what that institution is supposed to represent in terms of thoughtful deliberation and decision making. >> rose: al, how would you fix it? >> i probably wouldn't change the filibuster rule. i agree with bill. it's terribly abused but i don't think i would change it. and if you're a democrat back when george bush was appointing judges you didn't want to change the filibuster rule. i would get away from some of the arcane things that george packer wrote about, the holds on nominations. but the main thing i would do is change the people and leaders. i would bring back george mitching and bob dole and howard baker and bill cohen and people like that and that's not possible. >> rose: speak to that. you say if everything changed or a lot changed i guess in 1970? '76, was it? >> i think in the late '70s and there's others who trace changes. when bi
it's being used on a daily basis. you talk about cloture, that's to cut off the filibuster rule but i think it's overused and a disservice to the institution. it's a disservice to what that institution is supposed to represent in terms of thoughtful deliberation and decision making. >> rose: al, how would you fix it? >> i probably wouldn't change the filibuster rule. i agree with bill. it's terribly abused but i don't think i would change it. and if you're a democrat back when...
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we've used hydrogen in our plants for decades. the old units were very large. recently, we were able to reduce that. our scientists said, what if we could make it small enough to produce and use hydrogen on board a car, this could significantly reduce emissions and increase fuel economy by as much as 80%. >> corporate funding is also provided by wells fargo advisers, and e-harmony. additional funding for "washington week" is provided by the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation, the ananberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator, gwen ifill. >> good evening. we couldn't decide where to start tonight so we're going to roll everything together. polls are standing and shrinking, money is raised and spents and the electoral map is changing literally every day. if you don't live in a state where campaigning is already underway or where voting has already begun, here's a sample of what's crowding the airways and the debates. >>
we've used hydrogen in our plants for decades. the old units were very large. recently, we were able to reduce that. our scientists said, what if we could make it small enough to produce and use hydrogen on board a car, this could significantly reduce emissions and increase fuel economy by as much as 80%. >> corporate funding is also provided by wells fargo advisers, and e-harmony. additional funding for "washington week" is provided by the ethics and excellence in journalism...
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. >> rose: john, tell me, what did these election results tell us? >> well, they told us... and i think this was probably the most significant primary night we've had in several months. this was a big one. in particular this primary battle in colorado where the incumbent, michael bennett, the person appointed senator, was in a tough intraparty battle. president barack obama had clearly picked sides and was backing bennett over his challenger andrew romanoff. and it looked like this place was pretty close. in the end it turned out not to be so close. i think it was eight points by which bennett won. if he hadn't won, it would have been a real embarrassment. the white house knew it. they were primed for it. i was talking just yesterday with a senior obama political radded advisor who was very nervous and if they knew bennett had stumbled it would have been not just his defeat but seen as a defeat for obama because obama had been out to colorado time and time again and made it clear in his choice. so anyway, they got some good news for a change and they've needed it. >> rose: i
. >> rose: john, tell me, what did these election results tell us? >> well, they told us... and i think this was probably the most significant primary night we've had in several months. this was a big one. in particular this primary battle in colorado where the incumbent, michael bennett, the person appointed senator, was in a tough intraparty battle. president barack obama had clearly picked sides and was backing bennett over his challenger andrew romanoff. and it looked like this...
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now, many of us believe that. but that doesn't mean that israel is somehow a liability or a thorn in our side. i don't agree with that. >> rose: we conclude this evening with jonathan alter, the news week columnist in, his new highly praised book is called "the promise." it's about the first year of the obama administration. >> i think obama when this first happened it was just another one of these things that was on his plate that he didn't really want on his plate. did that mean he neglected it? no, because he's too thorough to neglect something like this and he does his home work. but what he didn't do is he didn't recognize quickly enough how this could escalate politically. and i thought it was really a big mistake the other week when he didn't meet with fishermen when he was down there. now, more recently he has. i think he's back on his game now. >> rose: senator john kerry and jonathan alter coming up. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> r
now, many of us believe that. but that doesn't mean that israel is somehow a liability or a thorn in our side. i don't agree with that. >> rose: we conclude this evening with jonathan alter, the news week columnist in, his new highly praised book is called "the promise." it's about the first year of the obama administration. >> i think obama when this first happened it was just another one of these things that was on his plate that he didn't really want on his plate. did...
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even if there's drug use. and so, there is this way in which resources and economic status actually makes you more vulnerable to criminal arrest and prosecution. and it becomes a self-fulfilling story. so that when i walk down the street in the wrong kinds of clothes, if i'm in the wrong place, there's a presumption that i'm up to something criminal. and that means that a police officer being very rational, being very thoughtful, not necessarily being racist, has an interest in me and a concern about me that he's going to follow up on. or that she's going to follow up on. and a lot of these things, i don't think are willfully or intentionally racist in the sense that i'm out to get people of color. but we have so embraced this image, this notion, this narrative about black criminality and drug use and all that sort of thing. we almost unconsciously accept that, yes, that person looks like a drug dealer. >> moyers: in your book, you used the metaphor of the bird cage to describe what bryan is talking about. wha
even if there's drug use. and so, there is this way in which resources and economic status actually makes you more vulnerable to criminal arrest and prosecution. and it becomes a self-fulfilling story. so that when i walk down the street in the wrong kinds of clothes, if i'm in the wrong place, there's a presumption that i'm up to something criminal. and that means that a police officer being very rational, being very thoughtful, not necessarily being racist, has an interest in me and a concern...
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it's something that none of us want. in order to get information or work with the people, the military has to be exposed. and the guy... this actual incident, the suicide bomber happened to be an informant. and so they were working with the people. and in the forward operating bases, which are remote bases that started two or three years ago, the u.s. military, their primary mandate now is to build relationships with the people, embed, kind of walk the beat with the cops. and the problem with that, though, is our casualties are going to go way up. there's no way around it. one thing that the military has done under pressure from our political leaders is start to pull our forward operating bases because- >> moyers: pull them, you mean bring them back? >> bring them back. >> moyers: from the mountainous regions and... >> and garrison them in compounds with big walls. but that doesn't do any good because you're just holing up troops. they're not interacting with the people. maybe reduce the casualties a bit, but... so if we
it's something that none of us want. in order to get information or work with the people, the military has to be exposed. and the guy... this actual incident, the suicide bomber happened to be an informant. and so they were working with the people. and in the forward operating bases, which are remote bases that started two or three years ago, the u.s. military, their primary mandate now is to build relationships with the people, embed, kind of walk the beat with the cops. and the problem with...
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she has used new media. she has done everything she could possibly do, spent money on every single tool, and she is still 10 points behind. >> even if she loses, will she be back in another venue? >> it is possible, because i don't think california is a typically it blue state. she will do well, given the year. i don't think she is not a bad campaign. but she may not like it. >> does is the eternal question, can you buy a seat? meg whitman is not your of his political candidate di -- not your obvious political candidate. she is not someone with the charisma to do it. but if your part is in the right place, you can do it. she is the third businessman to run in california and essentially failed to do it. >> she is not a businessman. she is able mad -- she is a woman. >> business person. >> you talk to british journalists and other european journalists, they say that our political system is totally corrupted by money. do you agree with that? >> yes, i do agree with that. there are times weren't there is more do
she has used new media. she has done everything she could possibly do, spent money on every single tool, and she is still 10 points behind. >> even if she loses, will she be back in another venue? >> it is possible, because i don't think california is a typically it blue state. she will do well, given the year. i don't think she is not a bad campaign. but she may not like it. >> does is the eternal question, can you buy a seat? meg whitman is not your of his political...
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people sit here and they use c.b.o. estimates to tell you conclusively what's going to happen 13 years from now. >> rose: so what would you do as an alternative to c.b.o. estimates? >> i'm the only person, i think, at the table, who's actually negotiated with c.b.o. on cost estimates. >> don't pull your old c.b.o. tricks out. (laughter) >> c.b.o. is the fairest scorer in washington. and so if this is fair, what c.b.o. always does is they tilt about this much toward the party in power and we pulled them over there and they tried to help us get across the finish line in every little phrase. >> rose: so you're waiting for an announcement from seeny this will be... >> no, you're not. they're telling you you're waiting for c.b.o. because what you're really waiting for is a large block of undecided voters in the mouse who aren't there yet and you can't get your c.b.o. estimate until you have all your votes lined up because you're going to make deals to get those votes. >> rose: wait a minute. so therefore nancy pelosi does no
people sit here and they use c.b.o. estimates to tell you conclusively what's going to happen 13 years from now. >> rose: so what would you do as an alternative to c.b.o. estimates? >> i'm the only person, i think, at the table, who's actually negotiated with c.b.o. on cost estimates. >> don't pull your old c.b.o. tricks out. (laughter) >> c.b.o. is the fairest scorer in washington. and so if this is fair, what c.b.o. always does is they tilt about this much toward the...